Help Me Choose Timber Nation Rack-- All Wood or Threaded Rod?


Discovered the Timber Nation site and for what I can afford, they look like an excellent choice. Not sure whether I
should go with the all-wood or the threaded rod rack, though. Which is better in terms of isolation???  
stuartk
I have an all wood Timbernation rack made from Walnut. I am very happy with the rack. I don't have a threaded rack so I can't comment on the difference.
I have an all wood Timbernation rack as well but cannot comment on the threaded columns performance. The all wood is so solid that if an earthquake were to hit, I'd huddled up against it and keep my head low.

All the best,
Nonoise
Hard to take seriously a company that advertises a block of wood as isolation. A metal rod is going to resonate at higher frequencies than a wood one, so transmissability is going to be higher for more lower frequencies for metal than wood. But I can not see any real isolation method in this device at all, which may or may not have anything to do with any of the OP’s goals. Its just going to be a difference in resonance profiles that may add up to something or not. Maybe just get the one that looks best.
Having just built my own custom rack made of solid maple, I would go for all wood. "ohlala" are you kidding? Hard to take you seriously, maple is one of the best woods for isolation. My rack is solid as can be and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Have a pair of twin Timber Nation racks for a couple of years now, five wooden shelves each with the threaded steel rods. Been very happy with them, both looks and function.

And here’s the thing: the threaded rod structure allows you, of course, to change the height of each shelf. Not something you want to do every month, say, but possible.

Think you won’t need that adjustability? Perhaps not, but a lot of us audio junkies switch various components in and out over time. And sometimes that can mean a full overhaul of space.

Dave, who finds the timing of this thread fascinating because he’s planning for tomorrow to take every gizmo and wire off both of his Timber Nation units and change the heights of their shelves and this adjustment will be the first time in the two-plus years he’s owned the racks and he’s real happy to have this capability